General information
- Dates
- Not available
- Location
- Not available
- Submission deadline
- 30 September 2026
- Eligibility
- StudentsInternational
- Subtitles
- Not available
- Official website
- https://www.britishurbanfilmfestival.co.uk/
- Last checked
- 23 September 2026
News
Paula Crickard named British Urban Film Festival Artistic Director
2023 On 17 January 2023, the appointment of film producer Paula Crickard as artistic director of the British Urban Film Festival was announced by multiple industry outlets. [44] Also announced was the appointment of Muriel Narh as lead script judge, replacing Clare Anyiam-Osigwe.
British Urban Film Festival partners with Rich Mix for 2022 edition
Justin Chinyere, director of the British Urban Film Festival, has set a programme of 20 feature films and 74 shorts for the BUFF 2022 edition, which will run from November 26 to December 3 as a week-long festival from Rich Mix in Shoreditch. Now in its’ 17th year, the BAFTA and BIFA accredited festival has […] The post British Urban Film Festival p
Emmanuel Anyiam-Osigwe steps down as British Urban Film Festival director after 16 years.
British Urban Film Festival founder Emmanuel Anyiam-Osigwe is stepping down after 2 terms and 16 years at the helm. Anyiam-Osigwe will be succeeded by London-based actor Justin Chinyere (Venus vs Mars, No Shade) who officially assumed his post last month and played a key role in hosting last year’s virtual edition of the festival on Apple TV.
Rest in power Menelik Shabazz: The God Father of Black British Film
BUFF Founder and Chair Emmanuel Anyiam-Osigwe MBE pays tribute to his mentor, pioneering black British filmmaker Menelik Shabazz whom passed away yesterday, June 28th 2021 whilst filming in Zimbabwe where he resided. The post Rest in power Menelik Shabazz: The God Father of Black British Film appeared first on BUFF.
BUFF 2021 Student Jury – in search of the next generation of film jurors
Calling all film students! Fancy becoming a juror for this year’s British Urban Film Festival?
Les Misérables – The D’Angelo Test
The 1st weekend UK box office figures for September made for interesting reading: Unsurprisingly, at number 1 was ‘Tenet’ (released by Warner Brothers) grossing £2.1 million for a total running gross of £10 million after 2 weeks. Enough has been said about this film – including by our founder and CEO [Emmanuel Anyiam-Osigwe].
A STATEMENT ON BAFTA AND NOEL CLARKE.”As the result of a newspaper report which documented the recent conduct of one of our partner organisations and the alleged historic conduct of a previous winner of a BUFF award, senior management at The British Urban Film Festival met late last night to discuss
The post A STATEMENT ON BAFTA AND NOEL CLARKE.”As the result of a newspaper report which documented the recent conduct of one of our partner organisations and the alleged historic conduct of a previous winner of a BUFF award, senior management at The British Urban Film Festival met late last night to discuss what action to take as a result of these
MLK/FBI – Film Review: A demonstration of how the educated black male is public enemy number one
The MLK (Martin Luther King) story is well documented throughout American fiction. His ‘I have a dream speech’ has become something of a linguistic phenomenon for generations exploring a brighter future, where equality is achieved for future generations; a utopian world where people are given opportunities to excel without the drawbacks that race [
BUFF 2021 Student Jury: in search of the next generation of film jurors
Calling all film students! Fancy becoming a juror for this year’s British Urban Film Festival?